President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, in his welcoming message to the participants of the international conference “The Role of Interregional Economic Cooperation in Ensuring Sustainable Development,” which opened in Ashgabat on March 19, noted that Turkmenistan sees great potential for regional cooperation in developing energy and transport systems.

Turkmenistan fulfilled the plan to attract foreign investment by 110% in 2024, having mastered $11 billion from all sources of financing. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan Perhat Yagshiyev at the International Forum “Investments in the Future of Turkmenistan” (IFT 2025), held on March 18 in Ashgabat.

The issues of strengthening partnership relations in exhibition and fair activities were discussed on March 18 in Ashgabat at a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Secretary General of the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE) Dimitri Kerkentzes, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

At the International Forum "Investments in the Future of Turkmenistan - 2025", Aidar Kazybayev, member of the public council of the National Welfare Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Samruk-Kazyna" and head of the Kazakh side of the Turkmen-Kazakh Business Council, spoke about the prospects for Turkmen-Kazakh cooperation.

The International Forum on Attracting Investments into the Private Sector “Investments in the Future of Turkmenistan” (IFT-2025) started in the capital’s Yildiz Hotel on March 18.

Issues of expanding bilateral relations in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres were discussed at a meeting on March 16 between Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov and Prime Minister, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Foreign Ministry of our country reports.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has launched a special website dedicated to the proclamation of 2025 as the International Year of Peace and Trust and the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality.

On March 17, Ashgabat hosted the grand opening of an exhibition dedicated to the 17th anniversary of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (UIET). This event, organized by the UIET, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the TMT Consulting Group company, became an important platform for demonstrating the achievements of the private sector of our country and attracting investment.

24 transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov approved the drafts of the Program for Strengthening International Cooperation of Turkmenistan in the Field of Renewable Energy Sources for 2025–2030 and a set of measures for its implementation, TDH reports .

On March 14, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers using the digital system, the agenda of which included a number of issues of state life, TDH reports.

Productive relations with reputable international organizations, including the United Nations, are one of the priorities of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy strategy. Last year, during the session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Turkmenistan was elected to the Commission on Social Development for the period from 2025 to 2029. This event is evidence of the successful implementation of the state policy aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and its broad support by the global community.

As Turkmenistan continues to chart an ambitious course towards economic diversification and global integration, the International Forum to Attract Foreign Investments in Turkmenistan’s Economy (TEIF 2025) emerges as a premier platform for fostering international collaboration.

On March 13, a ceremony to award the Certificate of Excellence from Hangzhou Dianzi University of the People's Republic of China was held in the city of Arkadag. This distinction was awarded to the smart city of Arkadag as an outstanding, ecologically clean city.

On March 12, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of a new important facility in the Baherden etrap of the Ahal region – the Baharden ceramic plant, TDH reports.